Project Manager - Pricing & Market Intelligence

Overview

Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

No agencies can be considered for this job posting, and no agency involvement is required unless contractually assigned.

Responsibilities

As we continue to look for more sustainable ways to build, we need world-class talent to join our team. People who are passionate about sustainability, driven by curiosity and keen to grow, learn, develop and thrive in our high-performance culture.

For our corporate Group Marketing team based in Holderbank AG, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager - Pricing & Market Intelligence who will support Holcim group in achieving its profit & sustainability ambitions through expertise on price & margin management, and market & customer insights.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record as an international consultant, capable of supporting countries in identifying and capturing top line growth opportunities as well as developing and implementing frameworks and tools for price and margin management and market intelligence.

• Collaborate with and advice the countries in introducing price and margin management tools and processes
• Develop Group framework for market segmentation and customer insights and cascade the know-how to local markets
• Manage competitive intelligence and benchmarking process
• Collaborate with countries in the project mode on commercial performance improvement initiatives
• Effectively use data to enable decision making and provide the necessary tools and systems based on business needs
• Animate pricing and commercial communities to exchange best practices
• Develop and run trainings for country pricing managers and commercial teams

Education/Qualifications

• University degree required, preferably in business administration or economics
• Master degree as an advantage

Experience

• 5+ years working in Consulting (Commercial strategies, Business development) or in Commercial Performance / Market Intelligence / Revenue Growth Management
• Experience in building materials industry as an advantage

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven project management skills
• Financial acumen
• Engaging and managing stakeholders on different seniority levels
• Ability to work in multicultural environment
• Strong Excel skills & experience with Business Intelligence tools as an advantage

Language Requirements

Fluency in English. French / German / Spanish as an advantage.

Travel Requirements

30-40% of time international travel